Image and Superscription
...What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give
tribute unto Caesar, or not?
But Jesus perceived their wickedness,
and said, Why tempt ye Me, ye hypocrites
Shew Me the tribute money. And they
brought unto Him a penny.
And He saith unto them, Whose is this
image and superscription?
They say unto Him, Caesar’s. Then saith
He unto them, Render therefore unto
Caesar the things which are Caesar’s;
and unto God the things that are God’s
Matt 22:17 - 21
Look upon your money,
whose image is in the palm of your hand
Paper tokens of dead presidents,
metal tokens of dead rulers
Dead men who were not god,
pay for the things you need
in the land of the living
Image and superscription
matches the description of idolatry
Your love for giving praise and tribute to men,
tread very carefully
Give unto Caesar that which he demands
Give unto God,
He who supercedes, that which He commands
Caesar’s faces are on your dollars,
God’s face you don’t see
Thus, the things God requires from you
are all spiritually
Things that can’t be bought,
that can’t be sold
Holy things worth more than silver and gold
We were made in the image of God,
not man
God’s superscription was written in our hearts,
not by a human hand
Copyright © Freddie Robinson Jr. | Year Posted 2017
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